Bowl of Hygieia
Bowl of Hygieia is one of the symbols of pharmacy. Hygieia was the Greek goddess of health.
[edit] Usage of symbol by pharmaceutical associations
The bowl of Hygieia has been used as a symbol of the pharmacological professional at least as far back as 1796, when it was used on a coin minted for the Parisian Society of Pharmacy.[1] It has since been adopted by many more pharmaceutical associations worldwide, such as the American Pharmacists Association,[2] the Canadian Pharmacists Association,[3] the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Pakistan,[4] and the International Pharmaceutical Federation.[5]
[edit] Bowl of Hygeia Award
The Bowl of Hygeia Award is an award given by Wyeth to recognize pharmacists who have provided outstanding community service, as nominated by their pharmaceutical associations.[1] The award was first given in Iowa in 1958.[1] From there, it expanded to to cover all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all 10 provinces of Canada.[1][6]
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- ^ a b c d http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=116727
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20090416212749/http://www.wyeth.com/aboutwyeth/citizenship/companyawards/bowlofhygeia
- ^ http://www.pharmacists.ca/
- ^ http://www.psa.org.au/
- ^ http://www.fip.nl/www
- ^ http://wyeth.com/aboutwyeth/citizenship/companyawards/bowlofhygeia?rid=/wyeth_html/aboutwyeth/corporate_citizenship/company_awards/bov
